The statement notes the group will hold a news conference this Friday, December 21 --- the Friday before Christmas --- which Washington Post's Greg Sargent aptly describes as "the ultimate Friday news dump."

Pictures should be taken each time this carnage happens and be required viewing for each member of the house and senate. Maybe something would be done. There is absolutly no sane reason that people need assault rifles and large capacity clips. It woud not stop this kind of act from happening, but it would slow the amount of killing. Innocent life doesn't matter to the head of the NRA and to many of their members. If it did they would get out of the NRA.

The NRA is hardly a mouthpiece for gun manufacturers. They are a mouthpiece for the millions of Americans who wish to continue to be able to hunt for food; to defend themselves against criminals and trespassers; to ensure their liberty against all enemies, foreign and domestic; and to protect against the tyranny of government.